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In the entertainment world, a small but meaningful recovery story is unfolding in Los Angeles. The Bay Theater in Palisades Village, shuttered since the devastating wildfires earlier this year, is set to reopen thanks to a partnership between Paramount and developer Rick Caruso. Luxury dine-in chain The Lot will operate the new venue, with doors expected to open later this year.
Meanwhile, Reese Witherspoon is making a notable power move in Hollywood. She's buying back Hello Sunshine, her TV production company, from Candle Media, with backing from European media group Mediawan. Mediawan has been quietly assembling a serious portfolio, having recently acquired Chernin Entertainment, Brad Pitt's Plan B, and See-Saw Films. The deal signals a broader reshaping of who owns independent Hollywood.
And on a lighter note, actor Josh Brolin is making the press rounds for his upcoming film Whalefall, but it's his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live that's getting attention. Brolin shared a personal list of seventy-four films he believes everyone should see — and he's only in one of them. It's a rare kind of Hollywood humility worth paying attention to.
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